The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-27
EX-SENATOR M'DONALD.
He Is Satisfied with Mr.. Cleveland, and
Predicts His denomination and Election.

| CHICAGO, July 26.-Ex Senator Joseph E. Nc
Donald, OF Indiana. stopping at the Palmer
| House, yesterday. He said Il am out of poll.
tics now, and am only private in the ranks.
| This is off year in politics in our State.
| You see, we have adopted a biennial election
| law, and have absolutely one year in
| which we have politics whatever. Next
| year we elect everything from Governor
down to city marshal, and also have try at the
presidential election. This new law has worked
well with US, and at the last presidential
election We cast within per cent. of our pos
sible vote. Ohio thought they
were doing well down there to
cast within II per cent, but our showing was
remarkable 1 think all the States should adopt
biennial election system and make it that
all would vote on the presidential election day
for their local officers as we'll. This peculiar
state of affairs that now exists is brought about
by too much politics. Our best are en-
gagged in business that pays them too well to
permit them to waste much time on local
politics, aud consequently the local politics
left in the hands of men who rad no other voca-
ton. They just went into it to get all they
could out of it. That's the way in New York
and Chicago, and you Will find that the best men
have got to wake up and attend to politics
themselves.
1T is hard to ask man Of business to give up
paying position to accept a government Office
no government Offices that offer any pecuniary
benefit to men of ability. Take our judges for
instance. The salary of the judge does not
begin to equal the money made by the clerk of
the court simply because the clerk has the fees.
Now if the clerk g Office is made a salaried ole,
you can not get the same man to accept it.
believe the remedy lies in making the salaries
large enough to enable the people to get the best
men to take the Offices, and that all fees be
covered into the treasury.
about the outlook for 1888. think that the
majority of the Democratic editors of the State
favor President Clevelands denomination He
has made good record during his admiuistra-
ton. He is thoroughly conscientious man,
and don't think he has done single thing to
curry favor with the public. He does what he
considers right, let the consequences be what
well, about those flags; there was a mis-
understanding. / don't believe the President
ever gave the matter thought until the ques-
ton was raised, and then he promptly rectifed
it. He will undoubtedly be the nominee of the
convention. His nomination and election were
experiments the first time. but now they
not There can be no split in the party this
time.
LAS for the tariff, the Ohio resolutions meet
my ideas pretty well. Every knows that
and it is constantly increasing. 1 believe
that the internal revenue system is nearly
right. l would reduce the tax tobacco,
but would maintain the tax beer and
LIQUORS. The internal revenue must be the
basis of reform policy, and from this
country must receive its supplies. The Gus
DeC6S-
sites Of life and what is called raw material.
Everything that enters into the manufacture of
necessary articles should be put upon the free
list Material that labor requires in it's work
should be free. Luxuries should remain on the
list. I'm not destructive free trader. I'd have
you know. would not touch the iron schedule
at present The Morrison bill that was reported
favorably ny the ways and means committee
was a good one, and would have come
very close to my idea l think it a fair
bill. l think this country is destined to be one
NJ atasr ms ripO nforS Of fhk.
world. For that reason / would not interfere
with the protection of manufacturers at present.
But the tax coal should be removed. Three
quarters of all the coal in the world is in this
country, and. l believe, it should be free to
enter. The great question of the day is cheap
fuel, and the government shoull do all it can to
solve the question. There is why the
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